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Small mammals
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
Hoffmann's two-toed sloth · Choloepus hoffmanni
The Hoffmann's two-toed sloth hangs upside down in the canopy and lives silently in the treetops of tropical forests in Central and South America.
Fact file
- Size
- Body length 54 to 72 centimetres, weight 4 to 8 kilograms
- Males and females
- Females and males look very similar, with slight differences in size possible
- Sounds
- Soft squeaking, hissing is also possible when threatened
- Diet
- Mainly leaves, buds, fruit and flowers of tropical trees
- Offspring
- After 11.5 months usually a single young is born, which clings firmly to its mother's fur
How to identify Hoffmann's two-toed sloth
You can recognise the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth by its dense greyish-brown fur, often covered with greenish algae. Its hunched body posture and long arms make it look like a shaggy branch. Striking features are the two strong, sickle-shaped claws on each forepaw, which resemble an inward-curving hook.
With a body length of 54 to 72 centimetres and a weight of about 4 to 8 kilograms, the Hoffmann's two-toed sloth appears fairly compact. Its rounded head is small, and the face is often surrounded by a pale mottled pattern. Unlike the three-toed sloth it does not have a conspicuous facial mask and has only two claws on each forelimb, which makes it easy to tell the two apart.
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